The Production Recording System has been designed to provide a flexible and inexpensive solution to measure and record machine production activity in a manufacturing plant or cell. The system is designed to be simple to use and install and fills the gap between a ‘paper’ system and a integrated MES (Manufacturing Execution System). You can monitor just one or many machines in the factory, or just target a problem process.

A compact, low cost Remote Terminal (RT) unit can be fitted to each machine you want to measure, or you can use a Decade 160/260 control system. These units then monitor the machine run/stop activity and operating speed by a suitable input signal. A LCD touch screen provides a simple, easy to use interface for the operator. ‘Traffic Light’ status beacons can also be connected to the unit and an output prevents the machine from being started when operator input is required. Either an Ethernet or Wireless network link is made from each remote terminal back to the server PC. This server PC is used to hold the system database, host the web application and also provide connectivity to each of the Remote Terminal units.

Once production activity data has been collected from the remote terminals downtime analysis and OEE reports can quickly be produced.